Satellites
Pegasus Rocket Launches Imaging Satellite
Image credit: Orbital Sciences Orbital Sciences Pegasus rocket carried an Orbview-3 satellite into orbit Thursday. The Pegasus is different from…
Ariane 5 Launches Two Satellites
Image credit: Arianespace An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two geostationary communications satellites Wednesday evening after an hour's delays because…
Sea Launch Lofts Thuraya-2
Image credit: Sea Launch Sea Launch completed its eighth successful mission Tuesday morning with the launch of the Boeing-built Thuraya-2…
Proton Launches AMC-9 Satellite
Image credit: ILS A Russian-built Proton K rocket successfully launched the AMC-9 satellite on Saturday, completing the 300th launch of…
Europe Approves Global Navigation System
Image credit: ESA The governments of the European Union gave their final approval for the launch of the new Galileo…
Atlas V Launches Hellas-Sat
Image credit: ILS An Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Hellas-Sat satellite on Wednesday morning. The rocket lifted off from…
Pegasus Rocket Launches NASA SORCE Satellite
Image credit: NASA A Pegasus XL rocket successfully launched NASA's SORCE satellite on Saturday afternoon. The Pegasus was released from…
Ariane Inquiry Board Submits its Findings
Image credit: Arianespace According to a commission of inquiry, the failure of the new Ariane 5-ESCA rocket appears to have…
Titan II Lofts Coriolis Satellite
Image credit: USAF After five scrubbed launch attempts, a Titan II rocket finally roared up from Vandenberg Air Force Base…
Proton Launches Canadian Satellite
A Russian-built Proton M rocket launched a Canadian Nimiq2 rocket on Sunday evening. The rocket lifted off from the Baikonur…